President of Tatarstan meets with participants of the international scientific conference
16 October 2012, Tuesday
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov has met with participants of the international scientific conference "Plasma Technologies of Studying, Modifying and Obtaining of Different Materials".
Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yury Mikhailov, professor of the University of California Alfred Wong, rector of the Kazan national research technological university German Dyakonov, Aide to the Tatarstan President on economic issues Airat Khairullin, Minister of education and science Engel Fattakhov, President of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences Akhmet Mazgarov participated in the meeting.
The international scientific conference "Plasma Technologies of Studying, Modifying and Obtaining of Different Materials" and the International scientific school of young scientists and specialists "Plasma Technologies in Studying and Obtaining of New Materials” are held in Kazan on October 16-18.
The conference is organised by the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Ministry of education and science, Russian fund of fundamental research, the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, the Tatarstan Ministry of education and science and the Kazan national research technological university.
Most important results of the last few years in the sphere of using plasma technologies for studying, modifying and obtaining of new materials will be considered at the conference. Besides, the exhibition of equipment, devices and products is organised.
At the meeting scientists told Rustam Minnikhanov about the conference program and thanked for assistance in organisation of the event.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.